Reference

lxd(1)

The LXD container manager (daemon)

NAME

lxd - The LXD container manager (daemon)

SYNOPSIS

lxd [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Description:
The LXD container manager (daemon)

This is the LXD daemon command line. It's typically started directly by your
init system and interacted with through a tool like lxc.

There are however a number of subcommands that let you interact directly with
the local LXD daemon and which may not be performed through the REST API alone.

OPTIONS

-d, --debug[=false]
Show all debug messages

--group=""
The group of users that will be allowed to talk to LXD``

-h, --help[=false]
Print help

--logfile=""
Path to the log file``

--syslog[=false]
Log to syslog

--trace=[]
Log tracing targets``

-v, --verbose[=false]
Show all information messages

--version[=false]
Print version number

SEE ALSO

lxd-activateifneeded(1), lxd-cluster(1), lxd-import(1), lxd-init(1), lxd-recover(1), lxd-shutdown(1), lxd-version(1), lxd-waitready(1)

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27-Jun-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

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